Al-Ahli Saudi FC

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي السعودي, romanized: an-nādī al-ʿahlī as-saʿūdī, lit.'Saudi National Club'), commonly known as Al-Ahli, is a Saudi professional football club based in Jeddah. It competes in the Saudi Pro league, the top tier of Saudi football. Al-Ahli has won 31 official championships.

Al-Ahli
Full nameAl-Ahlie Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malaki (The Royals)
Ma'aqil Al-Aswad (Stronghold of Lions)
Al-Raqi (The Classy Ones)
Founded17 March 1937 (1937-03-17)
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City
Capacity62,345
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ahli Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[1]
ChairmanRon Gourlay
ManagerMatthias Jaissle
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2023–24Pro League, 3rd of 18
Al-Ahli active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

Basketball
(men's)

The club was founded in 1937. Known as one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, domestically, Al-Ahli has won three Saudi Professional Leagues, and also holds the record of 13 Kings Cups, six Crown Prince Cups, one General League Shield, and one Super Cup. In international club football, they have won a record equal of 3 GCC Champions League and 1 Arab Club Championship. Al Ahli was the first Saudi club to win the league and the King's Cup in the same season, and has done so twice - in 1978 and 2016.

Al-Ahli was one of the four founding members of the Saudi Pro League and had never been relegated from the top flight until the 2021–22 season. The other three are Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad, and Al-Nassr.[2] Al-Ahli hold the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league with their 51-match unbeaten streak from 2014 to 2016.

Al-Ahli's home games are played at King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the shining jewel Stadium. The stadium, which is shared with long-lasting city rivals Al-Ittihad, is the second-largest stadium in Saudi Arabia, with a total capacity of approximately 63,000.

History

Founded in 1937 by four young men, the Al Ahli Club is located in the heart of Jeddah, and serves as a sports beacon. It's strategically located on Jeddahs largest street, Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Street. The idea of Al-Ahli was conceived by students in Al-Falah school. Al-Falah is the oldest school in the city of Jeddah.

Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, chairman of the Honorary Members and Honorary Members of the club throughout its history, became a manager of the club while it was headed by Abdul Aziz Al Anqari. This was a historic day in Al Ahli Saudi FC's history, especially for Al Ahlawy, Al-Ahli's ultras. This was considered an honor, and happened shortly after the coach's unique achievement in the same year, 2008. He achieved four foreign championships with the handball team that won the Asian Club League Handball Championship.

The former Brazilian coach, Telê Santana coached Al-Ahli from 1983 to 1985 and won two titles, the League in 1984 and the King Cup in 1983. Al-Ahli has played in eighteen King Cup finals. They've won thirteen of them and came runners up five times.

From 2014 to 2016, under the management of Swiss coach Christian Gross, the team won four titles with him. 2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and 2016 King Cup. Al-Ahli has won every major competition in which it has competed, with the exception of the AFC Champions League (in this competition they have lost two finals, in 1985–86 Asian Club Championship and 2012 AFC Champions League. They were also the first Saudi Club to play in the Asian Final. Al Ahli is one of the big four clubs in Saudi Arabia along with Al Hilal, Al Nassr, and their local rivals Al Ittihad.

Shield of Sports Excellence and the title of ambassador of the homeland

In 2009, the club celebrated 75 years of historical achievements. On 3 July 2009, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received the heads and members of the honor of the club and its board of directors, on the occasion of Al-Ahli winning four International titles in 2008. The club was awarded the highest honor; it was presented with the shield of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for sports excellence, and the title "Ambassador of the Homeland".

Honours

Domestic

International

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2001–2002 Le Coq Sportif
2002–2003 Diadora
2003–2006 Le Coq Sportif
2006–2008 Umbro Al-Jawal
2008–2009 STC
2009–2012 Adidas
2012–2014 Umbro
2014–2015 Qatar Airways
2015–2017 Puma
2017–2019 Umbro Saudia
2019–2020 S-Team
2020–2023 Xtep
2023– Adidas SIRC / Red Sea Global [note 1] / Neoleap / Urpay

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 June 2024[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF  BRA Roger Ibañez
6 DF  KSA Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 FW  ALG Riyad Mahrez
8 MF  KSA Sumayhan Al-Nabit
10 FW  BRA Roberto Firmino (captain)
14 MF  KSA Abdullah Otayf
15 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK  SEN Édouard Mendy
17 FW  KSA Haitham Asiri
18 MF  KSA Younes Al-Shanqeeti
19 MF  KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
20 FW  KSA Firas Al-Buraikan
21 GK  KSA Emad Al-Fadda
24 MF  ESP Gabri Veiga
26 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Hamad
27 DF  KSA Ali Majrashi
28 DF  TUR Merih Demiral
29 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Majhad
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  KSA Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF  KSA Saad Balobaid
34 MF  KSA Bander Al-Shamrani
35 DF  KSA Ahmed Al-Nakhli
37 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
39 MF  KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
40 MF  KSA Ali Al-Asmari
45 MF  KSA Abdulkarim Darisi
46 DF  KSA Rayane Hamidou
62 GK  KSA Abdullah Abdoh
65 MF  KSA Faisal Al-Sibyani
73 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79 MF  CIV Franck Kessié (vice-captain)
91 FW  KSA Sultan Al-Serihi
92 DF  KSA Adel Khodari
95 MF  KSA Ayman Fallatah
97 FW  FRA Allan Saint-Maximin
FW  KSA Mourad Khodari

Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK  KSA Nawaf Shae'an
44 MF  KSA Naif Bakri
94 FW  BRA Marcão
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  KSA Ghassan Barqawi
FW  GAM Modou Barrow
FW  KSA Yazid Al-Ghamdi

Records

Overview

As of 30 April 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League 103 46 27 30 165 127
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 9 3
TOTAL 107 49 27 31 174 130

Record by country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 China 210134−1050.00
 India 110021+1100.00
 Indonesia 110010+1100.00
 Iran 2411583833+5045.83
 Iraq 6501145+9083.33
 Kuwait 110021+1100.00
 Qatar 206863123+8030.00
 Saudi Arabia 520357−2040.00
 South Korea 401328−6000.00
 Syria 7520122+10071.43
 Tajikistan 110010+1100.00
 United Arab Emirates 2391044433+11039.13
 Uzbekistan 126151913+6050.00

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1985–86 Asian Club Championship Group A East Bengal 2–1 1st
KYTB 1–0
Semi-final Al-Ittihad Aleppo 1–0 1–0
Final Daewoo Royals 1–3 1–3
1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2Q Al-Jaish 1–0 2−0 3–0
Quarter-finals Navbahor Namangan 6–1 0−2 6–3
Semi-finals Al-Zawraa Withdrew
2002–03 AFC Champions League 3Q Al-Ahli 2–2 2−3 4–5
2005 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Zawraa 5–1 2−1 1st
Al-Jaish 3–1 4−0
Pakhtakor 3–0 1−2
Quarter-finals Shenzhen Jianlibao 2–1 1−3 3–4
2008 AFC Champions League Group C Al-Sadd 2–2 1−2 4th
Al-Karamah 1–1 0−0
Al-Wahda 0–0 1−2
2010 AFC Champions League Group A Esteghlal 1–2 1−2 3rd
Al-Gharafa 0–1 2−3
Al-Jazira 5–1 2−0
2012 AFC Champions League Group C Lekhwiya 3–0 0−1 2nd
Sepahan 1–1 1−2
Al-Nasr 3–1 2−1
Round of 16 Al-Jazira 3−3 3–3 (p)
Quarter-finals Sepahan 4–1 0−0 4–1
Semi-finals Al-Ittihad 2–0 0−1 2–1
Final Ulsan Hyundai 0–3 0–3
2013 AFC Champions League Group C Al-Gharafa 2–0 2−2 1st
Al-Nasr 2–2 2−1
Sepahan 4–1 4−2
Round of 16 El Jaish 2−0 1−1 3–1
Quarter-finals FC Seoul 1–1 0−1 1–2
2015 AFC Champions League PO Al-Qadsia 2–1[A] 2–1
Group D Al-Ahli 2–1 3−3 1st
Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 0−0
Tractor Sazi 2–0 2−2
Round of 16 Naft Tehran 2−1 0−1 2–2 (a)
2016 AFC Champions League Group D Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 1−2 3rd
Al-Ain 1–2 0−1
El Jaish 2–0 4−1
2017 AFC Champions League Group C Bunyodkor 2–0 0−2 2nd
Zob Ahan 2–0 2−1
Al-Ain 2–2 2−2
Round of 16 Al-Ahli 1−1 3−1 4–2
Quarter-finals Persepolis 1–3 2−2 3–5
2018 AFC Champions League Group A Tractor Sazi 2–0 1−0 1st
Al-Jazira 2–1 2−1
Al-Gharafa 1–1 1−1
Round of 16 Al-Sadd 2−2 1–2 3–4
2019 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Sadd 2–0 1−2 2nd
Pakhtakor 2–1 0−1
Persepolis 2–1 0−2
Round of 16 Al-Hilal 2–4 1–0 3–4
2020 AFC Champions League PO Istiklol 1–0 1–0
Group A Al-Wahda 1–1 1st
Esteghlal 2–1 0–3
Al-Shorta 1–0 1–2
Round of 16 Shabab Al-Ahli 1–1 1–1 (p)
Quarter-finals Al-Nassr 0–2 0–2
2021 AFC Champions League Group C Esteghlal 0–0 2–5 3rd
Al-Duhail 1–1 1–1
Al-Shorta 2–1 3–0

Notes

  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • A ^ After extra time.

Top scorers in Asian competitions

Player Country Goals
1 Omar Al Somah  Syria 24
2 Victor Simões  Brazil 14
3 Taisir Al-Jassim  Saudi Arabia 9
4 Amad Al-Hosni  Oman 8
Muhannad Assiri  Saudi Arabia
6 Abdulrahim Jaizawi  Saudi Arabia 6
7 Alessandro Cambalhota  Brazil 5
Mustafa Bassas  Saudi Arabia
Abdulfattah Asiri  Saudi Arabia

Recent seasons

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPKCCPCPFCARCLCLGCCSaudi Super CupTop scorerManager
2000–01 SPL1221561501931+51   Quarter-finals Winners Semi-finals       Ibrahim Al-Suwayyed 12 Luka Peruzović
2001–02 SPL4221246392613+40   Winners Winners     Winners   Obeid Al-Dosari 11 Luka Peruzović
Yousef Anbar
2002–03 SPL2221525542331+47   Runners-up Runners-up Winners 3rd Qualifying Round     Mohammed Barakat 10 Dimitri Davidovic
Ilija Lukić
2003–04 SPL4221084312110+38   Runner-up Group stage Group stage       Rojero Pereira 11 Pierre Lechantre
Valmir Louruz
2004–05 SPL5221084412120+34   Round 16 Semi-finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals     Rojero Pereira 13 Valmir Louruz
Geninho
2005–06 SPL422994452322+36   Runners-up Runners-up         Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
Malek Mouath
8 Ilija Lukić
Nebojša Vučković
2006–07 SPL5227872933−429   Winners Winners Semi-finals       Malek Mouath 20 Nebojša Vučković
2007–08 SPL82275103031−126 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Semi-finals   Group stage     Malek Mouath 14 Nebojša Vučković
Yousef Anbar
2008–09 SPL32211743320+1340 Quarter-finals Round 16 Group stage     Winner   Hassan Al-Raheb 10 Stoycho Mladenov
2009–10 ZPL6227782829−128 Quarter-finals Runners-up Semi-finals   Group stage     Victor Simões 13 Gustavo Alfaro
Farias
2010–11 ZPL626114114841+737 Winners Quarter-final Runners-up         Victor Simões 20 Trond Sollied
Milovan Rajevac
Aleksandar Ilić
2011–12 ZPL22619526022+3862 Winners Semi-final Winners   Runners-up     Victor Simões 27 Karel Jarolím
2012–13 ZPL52612865133+1844 Semi-finals Quarter-finals Winners   Quarter-finals     Victor Simões 17 Karel Jarolím
Aleksandar Ilić
2013–14 ALJ32612954824+2445 Runners-up Quarter-finals Runners-up         Taisir Al-Jassim 9 Vítor Pereira
2014–15 ALJ22617905922+3760 Round 16 Winners   Round 16     Omar Al Somah 31 Christian Gross
2015–16 ALJ12619615521+3463 Winners Runners-up     Group stages     Omar Al Somah 34 Christian Gross
2016–17 ALJ22617455730+2755 Runners-up Semi-finals     Quarter-finals   Winners Omar Al Soma 40 José Manuel Gomes
Christian Gross
2017–18 SPL22616735926+3355 Semi-finals       Round of 16     Muhannad Assiri 13 Serhii Rebrov
2018–19 SPL43017496841+2755 Round of 16     Semi-finals Round of 16     Omar Al Somah 27 Pablo Guede
Jorge Fossati
Yousef Anbar

Player of the year

Year Winner
2009–10 Abdulrahim Jaizawi
2010–11 Victor Simões
2011–12 Taisir Al-Jassim
2012–13 Mustafa Al-Bassas
2013–14 Taisir Al-Jassim
2014–15 Omar Al Soma
2015–16 Omar Al Soma
2016–17 Yasser Al-Mosailem
2017-18 Omar Al Soma
2018-19 Djaniny
2019-20 Omar Al Soma
2020-21 Omar Al Soma
2021-22 Omar Al Soma
2022-23 Ryad Boudebouz

Staff and management

Technical staff

Position Nat. Name
Manager Matthias Jaissle
Assistant Manager Engin Yanova
Goalkeeper Coach Alexander Bade
Chief Analyst Mohamed Abdelfattah
Video Analyst Steffen Konrad
Match Analyst Georgios Martakos
Director of Football Naif Qadi
Technical Director Jan van Winckel

Source:[8]

Board members

Office Name
President Khalid Al Ghamdi
Vice-president Khalid Al Hendi
Director of Other Sports Khalid Al Shafei
Director of Legal Affairs Mohammed bin Laden
Commercial Director Abdulaziz Al Anqari
Investment Officer Ayman Al Rashed
Board Member Osama Shaker
Board Member Muhannad Al Blahid

Source:[9]

Presidents

No Name From To
1 Hassan Hamood Al-Shams 1937 1940
2 Omar Hamood Al-Shams 1950 1952
3 Hassan Saroor Al Sabyan 1952 1954
4 Abdullah Bahery 1955 1955
5 Omar Hamood Al Shams 1956 1956
6 Ali Al Jassem Al Na'kly 1957 1957
7 Mohammed Fashlan 1958 1958
8 Abdulrahman bin Saead 1959 1960
9 Jameel Al-Gosani 1961 1961
10 Abdulfatah Abdulrabho 1962 1962
11 Abdullah Al-Bahry 1963 1963
12 Abdulfatah Abdulrabho 1964 1964
13 Omar Yousef 1965 1969
14 Mohammed bin Saleh Hamed 1970 1972
15 Abdullah bin Al-Ganb 1973 1974
16 Abdulmageed Yousef 1975 1975
17 Khaled bin Abdullah 1976 1980
18 Abdullah bin Faisal 1981 1981
19 Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Faisal 1982 1984
20 Abdulraziq Abu Dawod 1985 1986
21 Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi 1987 1987
22 Khaled bin Abdullah 1988 1994
23 Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki 1994 1995
24 Badr bin Fahd 1995 1996
25 Zaki Raheme 1996 1997
26 Abdulaziz Abdulha'a 1997 1998
27 Salman Al-Sudairy 1998 1998
28 Nawaf bin Abdulaziz bin Turki 1999 2003
29 Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi 2004 2005
30 Abdulraziq abu Dawod 2005 2005
31 Aymin Fadel 2005 2007
32 Abdulraziq abu Dawod 2007 2007
33 Ahmed Moahmmed Marzoqi 2007 2008
34 Abdulaziz Mohammed Al-A'aqary 2008 2009
35 Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed 2009 2015
36 Musad Al Zuwaihary 2015 2016
37 Ahmad Al-Marzouqi 2016 2017
38 Fahd bin Khaled bin Abdullah bin Mohammed 2017 2017
39 Turki bin Mohammed 2017 2018
40 Majed Al-Nefaie 2018 2018
41 Abdullah Batterjee 2019 2019
42 Ahmed Al-Sayegh 2019 2020
43 Abdulelah Mouminah 2020 2021
44 Majed Al-Nefaie 2021 2022
45 Waleed Muath 2022 2023
46 Khalid Al Ghamdi 2023

Managers

Handball

Current Squad

See also

References

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